One of the key treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the initiation of nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), is the treatment of choice. (1)
Abstract Background: The propagation of remote “telemedicine” has allowed intensivists (and other medical professions) to expand their ability to provide critical care medicine services to
Abstract Introduction: Ocular emergencies are not a common presentation in the intensive care unit. Intensivists should have a broad differential for the “red eye” and
Case presentation An 86-year-old Hispanic lady was brought to the emergency department in acute respiratory distress. She had tested COVID-19 positive a week prior to
Case presentation A 69-year-old lady presented to our emergency department with a two week history of shortness of breath, fever, and dry cough. Chest computed
A 54-year-old gentleman without significant past medical history presented to our emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath and fever. On arrival he was
A 70-year-old male without significant medical history, presented to the hospital after having been trapped under a piece of industrial equipment for several hours. In
A sixty-seven-year-old gentleman, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, stable angina, and hypertension was admitted to the hospital with several episodes of chest pain. An electrocardiogram revealed
A 77-year-old gentleman, with past medical history of dementia and psychosis, presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of abdominal distention. X-ray imaging
Tension pneumoperitoneum is a well-known but rare complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. It is defined as the massive accumulation of air in the peritoneal cavity,